1) What do you think the closest relative of this creature is?
2) Look at it and by its outward appearance and its habitat, decide whether it is related to a:
(a) Rabbit
(b) Rat
(c) Trick question, it is a Photoshop fake
(d) Something else
2) Search these creatures in the net: rabbit, skunk, vizcacha, opossum, rat, groundhog and list out in a table their taxonomic classification.
3) Draw a phylogenetic tree based on the taxonomic classification showing the relationship among these animals.
4) Be ready to explain your answer by citing the information you found and the references. Remember: I said…… because…….
5) The level of difficulty will increase if Infraclass and Genus is added to the table.